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(31/03/2015)
Lighting designer, Andrew Cass chose Ayrton MagicPanel™602 and MagicBlade™-R LED fixtures for his dynamic lighting of The String Cheese Incident which toured the US from late summer 2014 to early 2015.

(31/03/2015)
The “Year of the Goat” has already proved that it brings prosperity for Pacific Lighting (HK) Ltd with Robert Juliat sales. “We have received several orders for Robert Juliat products over the past weeks, most of which have been totally unexpected,” says Pacific Lighting (HK) Ltd Director, Hugh Chinnick.

(31/03/2015)
Ultra HD cameras with 2/3-inch sensors, or at least the ability to use broadcast lenses with the deep depth of field needed for fast-moving sports coverage, are a hot topic and there are currently four main camera manufacturers that have - or will - release Ultra HD cameras with 2/3-inch sensors that could meet the needs of sports production.

(30/03/2015)
Parlor games are popular—at all ages. On Saturday, March 7th 2015 at 08:15pm, TV presenter Johannes B. Kerner and his young co-host, Emma Schweiger (the youngest daughter of actor Til Schweiger) presented the new family show "The Game Begins! The Big Show for 3- to 99-Year-Olds" on the German public channel, ZDF (Original title: Das Spiel beginnt! - Die große Show von 3 bis 99). Together, they hosted a great evening of games with popular classic and trendy new games.

(30/03/2015)
With the rapid adoption of LED lighting and colour mixing across the industry and the increasing expectations for a more sophisticated lighting experience, creating great lighting designs has never been under more time pressure. The FLX lighting console has been specifically designed to deploy a range of time saving features to meet this challenge.

(30/03/2015)
Ross Video has announced that its innovative openTruckTM platform was recently taken to Exeter University in partnership with Gearhouse Broadcast, a leading systems integrator of broadcast and media solutions. The objective was to give the students of Exeter University the chance to cover their own college rugby event using the industry’s most up to date OB technology within the Ross branded OB Lite trailer.

(30/03/2015)
During the 2015 NAB Show next month, one highlight of FOR-A’s booth (C5117) will be the newest version of its 4K variable frame rate camera, the FT-ONE-S. Allowing for greater mobility, the FT-ONE-S is smaller and lighter than previous versions of the camera. The FT-ONE-S made its world debut at last November’s Inter BEE Show in Japan, and will be shown for the first time in America at NAB, which runs April 13-16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

(30/03/2015)
Bluebell Opticom Ltd., provider of innovative fibre optic solutions for fixed and remote applications, today announced the BN366 4K-UHD field-deployable fibre links for use in outside broadcast (OB) applications. Part of Bluebell's BlueNano range of compact fibre optic interfaces, the BN366 is designed to transport 4K UHD signals cost-effectively over fibre or to convert output from up to four separate HD cameras. In this way, the BN366 helps OB crews to minimize the use of heavy copper cabling and take advantage of fibre's inherent pristine signal quality over long distances.

(30/03/2015)
Artel Video Systems, an employee-owned, global provider of broadcast-quality video transport solutions, today announced the launch of its DigiLink-Lite family of preconfigured, low-cost, plug-and-play media transport solutions. Bridging the gap between costly, complex modular platforms and low-cost throw-down products, DigiLink-Lite is a series of 1-RU solutions for transporting and processing broadcast-quality media. The product line will make its debut at the 2015 NAB Show.

(30/03/2015)
One of Germany’s pre-eminent hosts, Thomas Gottschalk, takes celebrities back to their school days in the second season of "Back to School,” RTL Network’s popular quiz game show, and Elation Professional’s award-winning Sniper is along for the nostalgia, providing flexible and unique special effect lighting looks.

(30/03/2015)
The entertainment industry is well known for its enthusiastic support for fund and awareness raising for a wide variety of good causes, and north London based The Gig Company is a boutique specialist event organisation working in this very specific area. They optimise their excellent reputation and many connections with high profile musicians and entertainers to deliver simply amazing experiences.

(30/03/2015)
Four of Robe’s unique Cyclone - LED wash light with an inbuilt DMX-controlled fan - fixtures were in action on the most recent gigs by hugely popular UK indie rockers, The Kaiser Chiefs, which were the final dates of a UK arena tour that saw the band ride high on the success of their fifth studio album ‘Education, Education, Education & War’.

(30/03/2015)
Paloma Faith's appearance at the 2015 BRIT Awards may not have generated the same amount of column inches as Madonna's, but from a technical point of view it was a major achievement – especially for DPA Microphones.